Davy and the Goblin
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Book Excerpt: rather fancy he's about moving into it for the winter."Davy was about to complain against such liberties being taken with his property, when the clock began rolling over in the air, and he had just time to grasp the sides of it to keep himself from falling out."Don't be afraid " cried the Goblin, "she's only rolling a little;" and, as he said this, the clock steadied itself and sailed serenely away past the spire of the village church and off over the fields.Davy now noticed that the Goblin was glowing with a bright, rosy light, as though a number of candles were burning in his stomach and shining out through his scarlet clothes."That's the coals he had for his supper," thought Davy; but, as the Goblin continued to smile complacently and seemed to be feeling quite comfortable, he did not venture to ask any questions, and went on with his thoughts. "I suppose he'll soon have smoke coming out of his nose, as if he were a stove. If it were a cold night I'd ask him to come and sitRead More
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:088101088X
ISBN13:9780881010886
Release Date:June 1989
Publisher:Unicorn Publishing House
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
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Children's Books Fantasy Fiction History Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & FantasyCustomer Reviews
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Good because of Hildebrandt's illustration
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
- but I found the story weak and scattered. The pictures split between pencil sketches and incredible paintings. The sketches are good, but the paintings are everything I hope for in Hildebrandt's work. They capture draftmanship, color, expression, and light in a wonderul balance. The story goes back to 1900 or so (the only clue is that the author died in 1920, about age 60). A small boy follows a magical being through worlds of fantasy and fairy tale, learns to believe in the unbelievable, and wakes to find that it was all a dream. It's been done before, it will be done again, and it can be good, but this just didn't engage me. The changes were so frequent and abrupt that it was easy to skip a cog. If you read this to a small child, though, the brief vignettes may suit the brief attention span. Four stars - all for the illustration. It would have been 5 if there were more samples of Hildebrandt's art, or maybe if a kid had been there to advise me on the proper reading of this story. //wiredweird
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